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I was experimenting with some jumpers on a 4 conductor humbucker and I had a switch setup for coil cut and parallel, and I couldn't hear a difference between either setting. Neither coil cut or parallel sounded different. There was an obvious difference when I setup the switch for...

I'm getting ready to do some rewiring on my Jackson Dinky. It currently has a volume knob, a tone knob, and a 5 way switch. I have 3 humbuckers in it, and was considering 2 possible scenarios.. scenario 1: add three on/on/on switches to do parallel/coil-cut/series for each pickup, keep the...

I can get a set of SD pickups (SH2 and SH4) for $130. So why the hell does it cost $65 more for the pair to buy the factory nickel covered versions? How is that upcharge justified? Aren't they just metal covers?

Does the nickel cover version of the same pickup sound any different than the open coil version? If so, how do they sound different. Thanks. Paul

I haven't done many pickups changes, and I'm about to change the pickups on my Jackson Dinky that has a licensed Floyd tremolo on it. How should I deal with the tremolo when changing the pickups? Do I take off all the strings except the low E to maintain some tension on the tremolo? Or do I have...

I ordered some new pots for my Epiphone LP, and just finished my wiring job, but noticed that the pots are too large for the holes. The specs at the site where I bought the pots says their diameter is 5/8", so what size drill bit should I use to enlarge the hole? Also, do you have any tips when...

I've bought some parts to rewire an EPI LP and Jackson Dinky, and I kinda think I've decided what wiring I want to do on each, but then I keep finding wiring ideas that make me reconsider my choices. So what is everyone else experimenting with when they hear about new wiring ideas that you want...

sorry for the silly question, but I'm a little confused by some wiring diagrams I've seen. Seems like some diagrams show the hot from the pickup connecting to the right lug of the volume pot (and the ground connecting to the left lug), but I've also seen diagrams with the hot connected to the...

I'm just learning my way around the whole pickup wiring thing. I'm currently working on a simple swapping of 3 pickups on a Jackson Dinky. The 3 new pickups are all 4 conductor and I have each individually hard wired in series to the 5 way switch. I have the ground and bare wires soldered to the...